THE 

CHARTER,  ORDINANCES 

AND 

BY-LAWS 

OF 

THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  CUT  OF  NEW  YORK. 


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NO.  39  WILLIAM  STREET. 

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ACT  OF  INCORPORATION. 


A  N  A  C  T 

INCORPORATING  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK, 
Passed  April  18,  1831. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York,  represented  in 
Senate  and  Assembly  :  Do  enact  as  follows  : 

§  I.  The  subscribers  and  shareholders  of  "  The 
University  of  New  York"  are  hereby  incorporated  for 
the  purpose  of  promoting  Literature  and  Science : 
The  corporation  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of 
14  The  University  of  the  City  of  New  York"  and  by 
that  n;ime  shall  have  perpetual  succession,  power  to 
sue  and  be  sued  ;  to  make  and  use  a  common  seal, 
and  alter  the  same  at  pleasure  ;  to  hold  property, 
real  and  personal ;  to  contract  and  be  contracted 
with,  and  to  buy  and  sell,  an  I  otherwise  dispose  of 
lands  and  chattels  :  But  the  University  shall  not  own 
real  estate  at  one  time,  yielding  an  annual  income 
exceeding  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars. 

§  II.  The  government  and  estate  of  the  Univer- 
sity shall  be  conducted  and  managed  by  a  Council, 
composed  of  thirty-two  shareholders,  and  the  Mayor 
and  four  members  of  the  Common  Council  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  for  the  time  being  :  The  loca- 
tion of  the  University  shall  be  in  the  City  of  New 
York. 


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§  III.  The  members  of  the  Council  (except  the 
Mayor,)  shall  be  elected  by  the  shareholders  :  No 
one  religious  sect  shall  ever  have  a  majority  of  the 
Board  :  The  Council  may  fill  its  own  vacancies  oc- 
curring previous  to  an  annual  election. 

§  IV.  One-fourth  of  the  members  elected  by  the 
shareholders,  shall  go  out  of  office  annually,  when 
an  election  shall  be  held  by  the  shareholders  to  sup- 
ply their  places,  an  1  all  other  vacancies  occurring 
the  preceding  year.  Members  going  out  of  office, 
shall  be  re-eligible.  In  case  the  shareholders  shall 
neglect  to  make  such  annual  election,  the  Council 
n  ay  supply  all  vacancies  remaining  in  the  Board, 
and  the  persons  so  appointed,  shall  hold  their  offices 
as  if  chosen  by  the  shareholders. 

§  V.  Shareholders  to  the  amount  of  One  Hundred 
Dollars  m  their  own  right,  or  as  proxy  for  other 
shareholders,  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote  for  each 
one  hundred  dollars  so  held  by  them. 

§VI.  The  University  may  continue  to  receive 
subscriptions  to  its  funds ;  and  future  subscribers 
shall  have  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  those  sub- 
scribing previous  to  this  act  of  incorporation. 

§  VII.  Eleven  members  shall  be  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business,  but  no  real  estate  shall  be 
conveyed,  nor  appointments  to  office  made,  (except 
to  supply  vacancies  in  the  Council,)  other  than  by 
an  affirmative  vote  of  seventeen  members. 


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§  VIII.  Persons  of  every  religious  denomination 
shall  be  equally  eligible  to  all  offices  and  appoint- 
ments. 

§  IX.  The  University  may  grant  to  students  under 
its  charge,  diplomas  or  honorary  testimonials,  in 
such  form  as  it  may  designate.  It  may  also  confer 
such  literary  honors,  degrees  and  diplomas,  as  are 
usually  granted  by  any  University,  College  or  Semi- 
nary of  learning  in  the  United  States. 

§  X.  Diplomas  granted  by  the  University,  shall 
entitle  the  possessors  to  the  immunities  and  privi- 
leges allowed  by  usage  or  statute,  to  the  possessors 
of  like  diplomas  from  any  College  or  Seminary  of 
learning  in  the  State. 

§  XI.  No  diploma  shall  be  conferred  by  the  Uni- 
versity, but  in  conformity  with  the  the  laws  of  the 
State  in  force  at  the  time  of  conferring  the  same. 

§  XII.  This  University  shall  be  subject  to  the  visi- 
tation of  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  this  State, 
in  the  same  manner,  and  to  the  same  extent,  as  the 
various  Colleges  in  this  State. 

§  XIII.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  appoint 
its  own  officers,  and  all  the  officers  of  the  Univer- 
sity, to  establish  ordinances  and  by-laws,  not  contra- 
vening the  Laws  or  Constitution  of  this  State  or  of 
the  United  States ;  and  to  expel  any  of  its  members 
for  a  violation  thereof. 


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§  XIV.  The  members  of  the  Council  of  the  Uni- 
versity elected  by  the  shareholders,  at  the  last  an- 
nual election,  namely  : — Jonathan  M.  Wainwright, 
James  M.  Mathews,  Spencer  H.  Cone,  James  Milnor, 
Samuel  H.  Cox,  Jacob  Brodhead,  Cyrus  Mason, 
Archibald  Maclay,  Morgan  Lewis,  Albert  Gallatin, 
Samuel  R.  Betts,  James  Tallmadge,  Henry  L  Wyck- 
ofF,  George  Griswold,  Myndert  Van  Schaick,  Ste- 
phen Whitney,  John  Haggerty,  Martin  E.  Thomp- 
son, James  Lenox,  Benjamin  L.  Swan,  John  S.  Crary, 
Samuel  Ward,  Junior,  William  Cooper,  Fanning  C. 
Tucker,  Oliver  M.  Lownds,  Valentine  Mott,  Edward 
Delafield,  William  W.  Woolsey,  Charles  G.  Troup, 
Gabriel  P.  Disossway,  Charles  Starr,  and  John  Dela- 
field, with  William  Seaman,  Gideon  Lee,  Benjamin 
M.  Brown,  and  Thomas  Jeremiah,  members  of  the 
Common  Council  of  the  City  of  New  York,  together 
with  the  Mayor  of  the  said  city,  shall  compose  the 
first  Council  under  this  incorporation.  They  shall 
ailot  themselves  into  four  equal  classes,  one  of  which 
shall  go  out  office  at  each  succeeding  annual  election. 

§  XV.  The  Legislature  may  at  any  time  alter,  re- 
peal, or  modify  this  Act. 


THE 


AMENDMENT 

TO 

ACT  OF  INCORPORATION. 


AN  ACT 

To  amend  "  An  Act  incorporating  the  University  of  the 
City  of  New  York"  passed  April  18,  1831. 

Passed  April  7,  1849. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York,  repre- 
sented in  Senate  and  Assembly,  do  enact  as  fol- 
lows : 

§  I.  The  seventh  section  of  the  act  entitled  "  An 
Act  incorporating  the  University  of  the  City  of  New 
York,"  passed  April  18,  1831,  is  hereby  so  amended 
as  to  read  as  follows  : 

§  VII.  Eleven  members  shall  be  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business  ;  but  no  real  estate  shall  be 
conveyed,  nor  appointments  to  office  made,  (except 
to  supply  vacancies  in  the  Council,)  unless  there  be 
present  and  voting,  at  least  seventeen  members,  and 


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a  concurrence  of  not  less  than  eleven  of  them,  being 
a  majority  of  those  present,  in  favor  of  the  convey- 
ance, or  appointment  in  question. 

§  II.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 

State  of  New  York,  ) 
Secretary's  Office.  ) 

I  have  compared  the  preceding  with  an  original 
law  on  file  in  this  office,  and  do  certify  that  the 
same  is  a  correct  transcript  therefrom,  and  of 
the  whole  of  said  original. 

ARCHD.  CAMPBELL, 

Dep.  Sec.  of  State. 

Albany,  April  17,  1849. 


ORDINANCES  AND  BY-LAWS. 


By  virtue,  and  in  pursuance  of  the  Power,  granted 
to  the  Council  for  that  purpose,  in  and  by  the  act  of 
incorporation  of  The  University  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  the  Council  do  ordain  and  establish  the  follow- 
ing Ordinances  and  By-Laws  : 

CHAPTER  I. 

OF  THE  SHAREHOLDERS. 

§  1.  The  Capital  Fund  of  the  University,  shall  be 
divided  into  shares  of  twenty-five  dollars  each  ;  which 
shares  shall  be  transferable  by  the  shareholder  or  his 
attorney,  on  the  bcoks  of  the  University. 

§  2.  Shareholders  shall  have  free  access  to  the  Li- 
brary and  collections  of  the  University. 

§  3.  Shareholders  shall  have  the  privilege  of  send- 
ing to  the  University,  one  or  more  students,  with  the 
right  to  a  deduction  from  the  amount  of  the  fees  of 
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tuition  of  three  per  cent,  per  annum,  on  the  par 

value  of  the  shares  held  in  their  own  right,  respec- 
tively. They  shall  not,  except  in  the  cases  of  free 
scholarship  hereafter  specially  provided  for,  be  per- 
mitted to  unite  shares  held  by  different  persons,  in 
favor  of  the  same  student. 

§  4.  There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of  the  share- 
holders, in  the  city  of  New  York,  on  the  first  Mon- 
day of  November.  The  hour  and  place  of  meeting 
shall  be  designated  by  the  Council  of  the  University, 
and  public  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  in  not  less 
than  two  of  the  daily  newspapers  of  the  city,  for  at 
least  four  days  previously  to  the  meeting.  At  this 
meeting  all  vacancies  in  the  Council  of  the  Univer- 
sity shall  be  rilled  by  ballot.  The  election  shall  be 
held  under  the  inspection  of  three  shareholders,  to 
be  appointed  by  the  Council. 

§  5.  A  list  of  the  shareholders  and  of  the  number 
of  shares  actually  paid  for,  and  held  by  each  respec- 
tively on  the  last  Monday  of  October,  shall  be  pre- 
pared annually  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Council,  and 
lodged  with  the  inspectors. 

§  6.  A  meeting  of  the  shareholders  may  be  called 
at  any  time,  upon  tiie  recommendation  of  the  Council. 

§  7.  At  all  meetings  of  the  shareholders,  the  Pre- 
sident or  Vice  President  of  the  Council  for  the  time 
being,  shall  preside  ;  or  in  case  of  their  absence,  a 
chairman  may  be  appointed  by  a  vote  of  the  share- 
holders present. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

OF  FREE    SCHOLARSHIPS  AND  PROFESSORSHIPS. 

§  1.  A  Free  Scholarship  confers  the  right  to  have 
one  student  at  a  time  educated  at  the  University, 
during  the  continuance  of  such  scholarship,  free  from 
all  charges  of  tuition. 

Each  shareholder  to  the  amount  of  one  thousand 
dollars,  may  found  and  name  a  free  scholarship  dur- 
ing the  time  of  his  natural  life,  or  until  he  transfers 
the  shares  so  held  by  him  ;  and  in  case  of  his  death, 
or  the  transfer  of  his  shares,  his  representatives  or 
assigns,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  privilege  of  ordinary 
shareholders.  Each  shareholder  to  the  amount  of 
one  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  may  found  a  free 
scholarship  in  perpetuity  ;  but  no  shareholder,  who 
shall  become  such  after  these  Ordinances  and  By- 
Laws  shall  go  into  effect,  shall  be  entitled  to  more 
than  one  free  scholarship ;  and  to  entitle  such  share- 
holder to  found  and  name  such  free  scholarship, 
either  for  life  or  in  perpetuity,  he  shall  declare  his 
intention  of  doing  so  at  the  time  of  his  contributing 
or  subscribing  to  the  Capital  Fund  of  the  Univeisity. 

§  2.  In  cases  where  contributors  to  the  University 
desire  to  subscribe  for  scholarships  and  to  make  pay- 
ments thereon  in  specified  annual  instalments,  such 
privilege  shall  be  granted  to  them ;  with  the  under- 
standing, that  until  the  whole  amount  shall  be  paid, 
such  contributors  shall  be  entitled  to  the  privileges  of 
shareholders  only  to  the  amount  actually  paid  in. 

§  3.  Any  number  of  present  or  future  contributors 


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may  unite  to  create  a  free  scholarship  in  perpetuity, 
on  behalf  of  any  Benevolent  or  Religious  Society,  to 
be  held  in  the  name  of  such  Society. 

§  4.  Each  subscriber,  or  any  number  of  subscri- 
bers, to  the  amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars  or  more, 
shall  have  the  privilege  of  founding  and  naming  a 
Professorship,  subject,  however,  to  the  approbation  of 
the  government  of  the  University  ;  and  of  nominat- 
ing, by  themselves  or  their  representatives,  from  time 
to  time,  during  the  term  of  twenty-one  years,  the 
Professor  thereto,  he  being  subject  to  approbation 
and  removal  as  in  other  cases  ;  and  the  interest  or 
income  of  the  sum  subscribed,  shall  be  appropriated 
to  the  salary  of  the  Professor. 

§  5.  Any  number  of  present  or  future  contributors, 
may  unite  to  endow  a  Professorship,  to  be  held  in  the 
name  of  any  Benevolent  or  Religious  Society. 

§  6.  It  being  the  design  of  the  University,  to  leave 
the  theological  education  of  candidates  for  the  minis- 
try of  the  gospel,  to  their  own  respective  Denomina- 
tions, no  Faculty  of  Theology  shall  be  established  ; 
but  recognizing  the  paramount  importance  of  a  care- 
ful acquaintance  with  the  Holy  Scriptures,  for  the 
present  and  future  welfare  of  man ;  instruction  shall 
be  regularly  given  in  the  Evidences  of  Revealed 
Religion,  in  the  Literature  and  Antiquities  of  the 
Bible,  and  in  its  Contents  as  the  inspired  rule  of 
human  duty.  The  reading  of  the  Scriptures  and 
prayer,  as  is  customary  in  other  Literary  Institutions 
of  this  country,  shall  also  be  a  part  of  the  daily  ex- 
ercises of  the  University. 


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CHAPTER  III. 

OF  THE  COUNCIL. 

§  1.  The  Council  shall  hold  one  stated  meeting 
every  two  months  ;  the  time  and  place  to  be  fixed  an- 
nually at  their  first  meeting  after  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  shareholders,  and  not  to  be  changed  except  by 
a  vote  of  the  Council.  They  may  adjourn  from  day 
to  day,  and  extra  meetings  may  be  called  by  the  Pre- 
sident at  his  discretion,  or  at  the  request,  in  writing, 
of  any  three  members  of  the  Council ;  due  notice  of 
such  extra  meetings  being  given. 

§  2.  Whenever  a  vacancy  shall  occur  in  the  Coun- 
cil, or  any  of  its  officers,  it  shall  be  supplied  by  bal- 
lot at  the  next  stated  meeting,  unless  postponed  by  a 
vote  of  the  Council. 

§  3.  The  seat  of  a  member  may  be  declared  va- 
cant, who  shall  neglect  attending  the  meetings  of  the 
Council  for  a  period  of  six  months. 

§  4.  The  officers  of  the  Council  shall  be  a  Presi- 
dent, a  Vice  President,  a  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
who  shall  be  appointed  by  ballot  from  the  members 
at  the  first  stated  meeting  after  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  shareholders.  They  shall  hold  their  offices  re- 
spectively for  one  year,  and  until  successors  shall  be 
appointed,  unless  earlier  removed  by  the  Council. 

§  5.  Whenever  the  appointment  of  any  officer  or 
officers  shall  not  be  made  at  the  time  provided,  it 
may  take  place  at  any  subsequent  meeting,  notice  of 


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the  intended  appointment  having  been  previously 
given. 

§  6.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of 
the  Council;  shall  preserve  order,  and  decide  all 
questions  of  order,  subject,  however,  to  an  appeal  to 
the  Council. 

§  7.  The  Vice  President,  in  the  absence  of  the  Pre- 
sident, shall  for  the  time  being,  be  invested  with  the 
powers,  and  discharge  the  duties,  of  President. 

§  8.  In  the  absence  of  both  the  President  and  Vice 
President,  a  Chairman  pro  tem.  may  be  appointed, 
who  shall  possess  the  powers,  and  perform  the  duties, 
of  President. 

§  9.  The  Secretary  shall  have  the  custody  of  the 
seal,  charter,  and  by-laws  of  the  University,  and  the 
records  of  the  Council.  He  shall,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  President,  give  due  notice  of  the  time  and 
place  of  all  meetings  of  the  Council,  and  attend  the 
same.  He  shall  keep  fair  and  accurate  records  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Council,  and  shall  give  notice 
to  the  several  officers  and  committees  of  all  votes, 
orders,  resolves,  and  proceedings  of  the  Council  af- 
fecting them,  or  appertaining  to  their  respective 
duties. 

§  10.  The  Treasurer  shall  have  the  custody  of  all 
contracts  and  securities  of  the  University.  It  shall 
be  his  duty  to  receive  all  rents,  revenues,  fees  of 
tuition,  and  every  species  of  income  due,  or  belong- 


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ing  to  the  University ;  and  to  disburse  the  same  un- 
der the  warrant,  or  order  in  writing,  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Finance  ;  to  keep  a  shareholder's  book,  and 
an  accurate  list  of  the  free  scholarships ;  and  to 
make,  once  a  year  in  October,  and  oftener  if  required, 
a  written  report  to  the  Council,  with  a  detailed  state- 
ment of  his  cash  account,  and  of  all  the  funds  of 
every  description  in  his  hands. 

The  Treasurer  shall  be  removable  at  the  pleasure 
of  the  Council. 

§  II.  There  shall  be  appointed  annually,  at  the 
first  meeting  of  the  Council  after  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  shareholders,  the  following  standing  committees  : 

A  Committee  on  Finance,  and 

A  Committee  on  the  Library. 

The  members  of  these  several  committees  shall 
hold  their  offices  respectively  for  one  year,  and  until 
others  shall  be  appointed  in  their  places,  unless  ear- 
lier removed  by  the  Council.  All  vacancies  in  the 
standing  committees  shall  be  filled  at  the  first  meet- 
ing  of  the  Council  after  such  vacancies  occur. 

§  12.  The  Committee  on  Finance  shall  have  charge 
of  the  finances  of  the  University.  They  shall  devise 
ways  and  means  for  improving  its  funds ;  shall  direct 
the  action  of  the  Treasurer ;  and  shall  authorize,  by 
warrant,  or  order  in  writing,  all  disbursements  to  be 
made  by  the  Treasurer.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to 
make  reports  to  the  Council  on  the  condition  of  the 
finances  ;  and  annually  soon  after  the  commence- 
ment of  the  University  year,  to  make  an  exhibit  of 
the  current  revenue  and  expenses  of  the  year  pre- 


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ceding,  specifying  the  amount  of  said  revenue  not 
collected,  and  the  amount  still  due  for  current  ex- 
penses ;  with  an  estimate  of  the  current  revenue  and 
expenses  for  the  year  commenced  ;  and  a  complete 
statement  of  the  resources  and  liabilities  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

They  shall  also  be  charged  with  the  general  super- 
intendence of  the  University  building  ;  and  shall  di- 
lect  the  manner  in  which  every  part  of  it  shall  be 
used  so  as  to  accomplish  the  objects  of  the  Univer- 
sity, and  make  the  building  most  productive  of  in- 
come. They  shall  incur  no  expense  for  repairs  or 
alterations,  except  for  such  as  are  necessary  to  pre- 
serve the  building,  or  produce  an  increase  of  revenue  ; 
and  even  in  such  case  the  expense  shall  not  exceed 
three  hundred  dollars  without  an  order  of  the  Council 
for  that  purpose.  They  shall  report  to  the  Council 
annually,  by  programme  of  each  story  of  the  building, 
the  manner  in  which  each  part  is  used,  and  the  rents 
produced. 

§  13.  The  Committee  on  the  Library  shall  devise 
and  execute,  in  co-operation  with  the  Chancellor  and 
Faculties,  plans  for  the  enlargement  and  improvement 
of  the  Library.  They  shall  direct  the  action  of  the 
Librarian,  and  the  application  of  all  moneys  raised 
for  the  purposes  of  the  Library.  They  shall  report 
annually  to  the  Council,  at  its  meeting  next  preced- 
ing the  annual  meeting  of  the  shareholders. 

§  14.  All  committees,  unless  otherwise  specially 
ordered  by  the  Council,  shall  consist  of  three  mem- 
bers each,  and  be  appointed  by  the  presiding  officer. 


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§  15.  At  all  meetings  of  the  Council,  unless  other- 
wise specially  ordered,  the  following  shall  be  the  or- 
der of  proceedings  : 

J .  Prayer ; 

2.  Reading  and  approving  of  the  Minutes  ; 

3.  Reports  and  communications  from  officers  of 
the  Council,  and  of  the  University ; 

4.  Reports  of  standing  committees  ; 

5.  Reports  of  special  committees  ; 

6.  Unfinished  business  and  special  orders  ; 

7.  Miscellaneous  business. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

OF  THE  CHANCELLOR. 

§  1.  There  shall  be  a  Chancellor  appointed  by  the 
Council,  by  ballot,  at  a  meeting  specially  notified  for 
the  purpose.  He  shall  derive  all  his  authority  from 
the  Council,  and  shall  be  considered  as  their  execu- 
tive officer.  He  shall  hold  his  office  for  four  years, 
and  until  a  successor  shall  be  appointed.  He  shall 
be  liable  to  removal  by  a  vote  of  a  majority  of  all 
the  members  of  the  Council ;  but  of  such  a  motion 
previous  notice  shall  be  given  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Council,  at  least  one  month  before  it  is  finally  acted 
upon* 

§  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chancellor  to  su- 
perintend, generally,  all  the  interests  of  the  Univer- 
sity ;  to  report  upon  its  condition,  whenever  called 
upon  by  the  Council ;  and  annually,  by  a  written  re- 
port, to  be  laid  before  the  Council  at  the  meeting 


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next  preceding  the  annual  meeting  of  the  share- 
holders. 

§  3.  He  shall  preside  at  Commencements,  and 
public  exhibitions  of  the  University  ;  shall  sign  Diplo- 
mas and  testimonials,  and  confer  such  degrees  and 
honors  as  are  voted  by  the  Council.  He  may  hold 
any  Professorship,  to  which  he  shall  be  appointed. 

§  4.  He  shall  be  notified  of  all  meetings  of  the 
Council ;  may  be  present  at  them,  and  may  give  his 
opinion  upon  any  subject  under  discussion.  It  shall 
be  his  duty  to  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Council 
when  requested,  to  advise  with  them  upon  the  state 
of  the  University,  and  to  communicate  any  informa- 
tion in  his  possession  that  may  be  required ;  but  he 
shall  not  be  entitled  to  a  vote,  unless  he  shall  have 
been  duly  elected  a  member  of  Council. 

§  5.  He  shall  be  notified  of  all  meetings  of  the 
Professors  of  any  of  the  Faculties,  and  may  be  pre- 
sent and  express  his  opinion,  and  give  his  vote.  He 
may  also  summon  a  meeting  of  the  Professors  when- 
ever the  interests  of  the  University  may  require. 
Whenever  a  meeting  of  all  the  Professors  of  the  Uni- 
versity shall  be  required,  the  Chancellor  shall  preside. 


CHAPTER  V. 

OF  VISITERS. 

§  1.  Two  or  more  Visiters  shall,  at  the  first  meet- 
ing of  the  Council  after  the  annual  meeting  of  the 


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shareholders,  be  appointed  annually  by  ballot,  who, 
together  with  the  Chancellor,  shall  form  a  Board  of 
Visiters. 

§  2.  They  shall  have  authority,  and  it  shall  be  their 
duty  to  visit  the  various  departments  of  the  Univer- 
sity, and  occasionally  to  attend  the  various  courses 
of  lectures  and  instruction,  and  from  time  to  time 
make  report  to  the  Council. 

§  3.  The  Visiters  may  also  be  present  and  express 
their  opinions,  at  any  meeting  of  the  Professors  which 
shall  be  summoned  by  the  Chancellor. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

OF  THE  DEPARTMENTS  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY. 

§  L.  There  shall  be  two  General  Departments  in  the 
University.  The  first  shall  comprise  Professorships 
and  Faculties  for  instruction  in  the  higher  branches 
of  literature  and  science  ;  which  may  be  increased 
according  to  the  progress  of  discovery,  the  wants  of 
the  community,  and  the  financial  means  of  the  Uni- 
versity. The  Second  shall  embrace  what  is  usually 
deemed  a  full  course  of  Classical,  Philosophical  and 
Mathematical  instruction,  and  also  a  complete  course 
of  English  Literature,  of  Mathematics,  and  Sciences 
with  their  application  to  agriculture,  to  the  Arts,  and 
generally  to  the  ordinary  purposes  of  life. 

§  '2.  Professors  in  the  first  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity shall  be  considered  as  appointed  to  the  kindred 


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branches  of  instruction  in  the  second  department; 
in  order  that  all  the  students  of  the  Institution  may- 
be benefitted  by  its  ablest  instructors ;  and  in  both 
departments  Assistant  Professors  shall  be  appointed, 
as  the  number  of  the  students  and  the  wants  of  the 
Institution  may  require. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

OF  THE  COURSE  OF  INSTRUCTION. 

§  1.  In  the  First  General  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity, the  system  of  instruction  shall  be  conducted 
by  public  lectures  delivered  by  the  respective  Pro- 
fessors, and  by  private  examinations  upon  these  lec- 
tures, and  the  subjects  generally  of  which  they  treat. 

§  2.  In  this  department  of  the  University  there 
shall  be,  1st.  Attending  Members,  who  shall  be  sub- 
jected only  to  such  general  regulations  as  may  be 
necessary  to  secure  the  payment  of  fees,  and  good 
order  within  the  precincts  of  the  University.  2d. 
Matriculated  Members,  who  may  be  candidates  for 
honors,  and  who  shall  be  subjected  to  examinations, 
and  to  the  discipline  of  the  Institution. 

§  3.  In  the  Second  General  Department  of  the 
University,  the  course  of  instruction  shall  be  by  lec- 
tures, examinations,  recitations,  compositions  and 
public  speaking. 

§  4.  The  Council  shall  from  time  to  time,  designate 
the  branches  that  shall  be  taught,  and  prescribe  gen- 


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eral  rules  respecting  the  government,  the  terms  of 
admission,  and  the  several  courses  of  instruction  in 
both  departments  ;  but  the  immediate  superintend- 
ence, and  all  the  details  of  instruction  and  discipline 
shall  be  under  the  control  of  the  Chance' lor  and 
Faculties  respectively. 

§  5.  Every  student  shall  be  considered  as  having 
an  unlimited  choice  of  the  branches  taught,  accord- 
ing to  his  own  preference,  or  that  of  his  parent  or 
guardian  ;  subject,  however,  to  the  rules  that  may  be 
prescribed  by  the  Council,  and  also  to  the  approba- 
tion of  the  Chancellor  and  Professors,  as  to  the  num- 
ber and  variety  of  the  branches  which  he  may  pursue 
at  the  same  time. 

§  6.  On  admission,  the  students  shall  be  arranged 
in  classes,  having  reference  to  the  branches  to  be 
taught.  In  these  different  classes  the  students  shall 
be  distributed  into  sections,  at  such  periods  as  may 
hereafter  be  designated,  for  the  purpose  of  instruction 
according  to  their  respective  advancement  in  know- 
ledge. 

§  7.  When  students  shall  have  completed  what  is 
usually  deemed  a  full  Classical,  Philosophical  and 
Mathematical  course,  diplomas  may  be  awarded  to 
them,  certifying  the  same ;  and  when  diplomas  or 
other  honorary  testimonials  are  given  to  students, 
they  shall  certify  the  branches  of  study  pursued, 
and  the  time  thereto  devoted. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 

OF   PROFESSORS    AND  LECTURERS. 

§  1.  Professors  and  Assistant  Professors  in  the 
University,  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Council,  subject 
to  removal  by  the  same  authority.  They  may  be 
nominated  at  one  meeting,  and  elected  at  a  subse- 
quent one,  notice  of  such  election  having  been  pre- 
viously given.  They  shall  be  removed  only  by  a 
concurrent  vote  of  not  less  than  eleven  members,  be- 
ing a  majority  of  those  present  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Council  appointed  for  this  express  purpose,  of  which 
due  notice  shall  be  given,  and  at  which  there  shall  be 
present  and  voting,  at  least  seventeen  members. 

§  2.  Their  emoluments  shall  arise  from  salaries  to 
be  paid  from  the  treasury,  and  from  fees  derived  from 
those  who  attend  their  courses  of  instruction.  The 
amount  of  each  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Council. 

§  3.  As  the  means  of  the  University  may  permit, 
and  the  public  good  require,  Professors  shall  be  ap- 
pointed in  the  following  branches : 

The  Evidences  of  Relveaed  Religion  and  Christian 
Ethics. 

Intellectual  and  Moral  Philosophy. 

Philosophy  of  Education,  and  the  instruction  of 
Teachers,  with  special  reference  to  teachers  of  com- 
mon schools. 

Learned  Languages,  Antiquities,  and  Classical 
Learning. 

English  Language  and  Literature. 


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Modern  Languages. 
Geography  and  Statistics. 
History. 

Political  Economy. 
Mathematics. 

Physico  Mathematical  Sciences. 
Natural  History,  and  Natural  and  Experimental 
Philosophy. 

The  application  of  Mechanics,  Chemistry,  and 
other  sciences,  to  Agriculture,  the  Arts,  and  the  vari- 
ous pursuits  of  life. 

Jurisprudence  and  Legislation. 

Medicine  and  Surgery. 

The  Fine  Arts. 

§  4.  The  Professors  shall  be  divided  into  Faculties, 
which  shall  consist  of, 
A  Faculty  of  Letters  ; 
A  Faculty  of  Science  and  the  Arts  ; 
A  Faculty  of  Law  ;  and 

A  Faculty  of  Medicine ;  to  be  established  as  the 
circumstances  of  the  University  may  require. 

§  5.  Whenever,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Council, 
the  interests  of  the  University  would  be  thereby  pro- 
moted, the  Council  may,  on  such  terms  as  they  shall 
deem  proper,  appoint  distinguished  individuals  to  de- 
liver Lectures  on  any  branch  of  knowledge,  without 
limitation  in  regard  to  the  established  Professor- 
ships. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

§  1.  No  alteration  in  the  f  rdinances  and  By-Laws 
of  the  University  shall  be  made,  unless  openly  pro- 
posed in  writing,  at  a  meeting  of  the  Council ;  en- 
tered on  the  minutes  with  the  name  of  the  member 
proposing  the  same  ;  and  adopted  at  a  subsequent 
meeting  of  the  Council  by  the  vote  of  a  majority  of 
the  members  present,  notice  having  been  previously 
given  that  the  proposed  alteration  would  be  acted  on 
at  that  meeting. 

§  2.  The  foregoing  are  ordained,  established,  and 
declared  to  be  the  Ordinances  and  By-Laws  of  the 
University  of  the  city  of  New  York,  to  take  effect  on 
and  after  the  1st  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1849;  from 
which  date  all  Ordinances,  By-Laws,  or  Statutes  of 
the  University,  except  the  foregoing,  which  are  now, 
or  heretofore  have  been  in  force,  are  repealed. 


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